Maybe? Any regulation is very welcomed in this area

myworkinisgood 10 months ago | parent | next [-]

Actually not. Punishing the smaller company while allowing big company to run amok is essentially making things even worse.

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ethbr1 10 months ago | parent [-]

> smaller company

That's a weirdly specific way to label the 5th largest public company on the planet, by market cap.

... yes, it is smaller than the 2nd largest public company.

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adrr 10 months ago | parent | next [-]

2nd one has screwed over consumers in the past and continues to screw over consumers. Can you even buy MS office any more or do you have to rent it now? What’s with putting ads in the software you purchased?

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creato 10 months ago | parent | prev [-]

It's not just apple, basically every company that is bigger than google is going to benefit from this. Apple, Microsoft, even Nvidia is getting their only real competitor and the biggest company that isn't dependent on them (google TPUs) kneecapped.

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ethbr1 10 months ago | parent [-]

I look forward to running my searches through Saudi Aramco.

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creato 10 months ago | parent [-]

You joke, yet a Saudi PIF company will probably try to buy Chrome if Google is forced to sell it.

	▲	ethbr1 10 months ago \| parent [-]
		It does make one wonder if "sell Chrome" is the opening offer and "place Chrome in a multi-party foundation" might be the eventual compromise.

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infotainment 10 months ago | parent | prev [-]

Weirdly selective regulation that punishes one company arbitrarily while ignoring others feels like a step in the wrong direction. We need actual laws about this, not various capricious enforcement of haphazard existing regulations.

	▲	mu53 10 months ago \| parent [-]
		They need wins, and once the ball starts rolling, they can shift their focus. Government departments are restricted by budget. Going after 4 behemoths at the same time is not practical. If google gets restrictions, then it makes apple look even more monopolistic. Like a trimming the hedges